China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBRC)
China gives the go-ahead to forex options and cross-currency swaps
Hedging gains currency
Bank derivatives regulation rules change in China
New rules on derivatives
BoAML debuts cross-currency swap with corporate onshore in China
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has conducted what is believed to be the first currency swap in China with a corporate client after Safe gave the green light for such transactions to start trading on March 1.
CBRC’s Andrew Sheng talks about new era for policymaking
Theory failure
China sets scene for credit derivatives
China gets credit
Sheng, Lemierre: finance must shift to serve real economy
China Banking Regulatory Commission's Andrew Sheng and BNP Paribas's Jean Lemierre say speculation must be quelled; Sheng urges Asia to develop investment banking industry, create regional champions
Product suitability top concern for Asia op risk managers
A suitable ploy
BoC and Bocom set to open first mainland bank rep offices in Taiwan
Bank of China and Bank of Communications are set to make history by becoming the first mainland Chinese banks to have representative offices in Taiwan, since the island broke away from the mainland in the 1950s. To-date, seven Taiwanese banks have…
Asian banks win important Basel III victory but have little to fear
The amendments of Basel III bank capital and liquidity proposals unveiled in July suggest banks have scored an important victory in their efforts to tone down some of the most onerous requirements being proposed by the Basel Committee. But even without…
China and the renminbi: A Risk.net article collection
The recent financial crisis in the west has presented China with a range of challenges as well as opportunities.
China readies for launch of onshore CDS
Financial risk management tools seen as essential for Chinese bank development
China readies for launch of onshore CDS
Financial risk management tools seen as essential for Chinese bank development
Piloting policy
The privately negotiated derivatives industry congregated in Beijing last month for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's annual general meeting. Top of the agenda were efforts to formulate a strategic response to calls for more…
The dragon advances
Op Risk in China
ICBC goes AMA in Chinese Basel II test run
First Chinese bank working for AMA approval
Chinese regulator slams banks over leveraged products
China could clamp down still further on its derivatives markets unless banks start selling more cautiously, a senior regulator has warned.
CBRC concerned about selling Chinese banks
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has admitted it is concerned about the role of foreign financial firms operating in China.
Icap prepares for money broker JV in China
Interdealer broker Icap aims to be the first foreign company to enter the Chinese money broking sector, after Chinese regulators said they would relax rules previously banning the practice.
China bond forwards represent move to more open market
The start of trading in bond forwards in China is a necessary step towards a more open market, but underlying markets are still too illiquid to allow other derivatives to be traded, said HSBC treasurer for China David Liao.
China in its hand
As Industrial Commercial Bank of China receives a $15 billion bailout from the government, the challenges in attracting foreign investment and strengthening the sector become ever more apparent. James Ockenden talks to the China Banking Regulatory…
China's largest banks prepare for Basel II
Increased competition and the desire to expand overseas is forcing Chinese banks to start preparing for the implementation of the new Basel Accord, also known as Basel II, according to supervisory officials in that country.